#33238B#33238B

#33238B is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.162 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#33238B
RGB	rgb(51, 35, 139)
HSL	hsl(249, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(249, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 74.8%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.89, 38.12, -55.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.89, 66.99, 304.69°)
OKLab	oklab(35.19% 0.0312 -0.1589)
OKLCH	oklch(35.19% 0.162 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.6250, 3.7695, 24.7996)
Luminance	0.0377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#33238B #7B8B23

analogous

#23478B #33238B #67238B

triadic

#33238B #8B3323 #238B33

tetradic

#33238B #8B2347 #7B8B23 #238B67

square

#33238B #8B2347 #7B8B23 #238B67

split-complementary

#33238B #8B6723 #478B23

monochromatic

#0F0A29 #21175A #33238B #452FBC #6854D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.97

#33238B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#33238B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #33238B

11.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##33238B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##33238B	1.00	11.97	1.75	11.97
#FFFFFF	11.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003A8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003389

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004055

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #33238b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 35, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.162 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7660ae',
    500: '#33238b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #33238b;
$custom-light: #7660ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#33238b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.231,
    "s": 59.77,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35193,
    "c": 0.1619,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#33238B

secondary

#A8B852

accent

#E345CB

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EEE9F4

border

#C9C5CE

text

#0A0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #33238B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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